Space Mountain: Mission 2 (Disneyland Paris)
| Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain | |
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| Previously known as Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune (1995-2005) Space Mountain Mission: 2 (2005-2017) | |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Park section | Discoveryland |
| Coordinates | 48°52′26.69″N 2°46′45.30″E / 48.8740806°N 2.7792500°ECoordinates: 48°52′26.69″N 2°46′45.30″E / 48.8740806°N 2.7792500°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Replaced | Space Mountain Mission: 2 |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Name | Space Mountain Mission: 2 |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | June 1, 1995 (as Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune) April 9, 2005 (as Space Mountain: Mission 2) |
| Closing date | January 2005 (Space Mountain – De La terre à la lune) (January 8, 2017 (Space Mountain: Mission 2) |
| Replaced by | Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer |
Walt Disney Imagineering Werner Stengel |
| Lift/launch system | Electric Winch Launch / Booster wheels (second lift) |
| Height | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Length | 3,281 ft (1,000 m) |
| Speed | 44 mph (71 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 2:05 |
| Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) |
| Trains | 5 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Previous Theme | Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon |
| Current Theme | Space and Steampunk |
| Music |
Mission 2 by Michael Giacchino De La Terre à la Lune by Steven Bramson (1995–2005) |
 Disney's Fastpass available |
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 Single rider line available |
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 Wheelchair accessible |
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 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at RCDB Pictures of Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at RCDB |
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Space Mountain: Mission 2 was an indoor/outdoor steel roller coaster attraction in Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris themed around a journey into outer space. Originally themed around Jules Verne's classic 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon, the attraction opened on June 1, 1995, three years after the opening of the park, as an intended revival of interest to draw more guests to the financially unstable European resort. Unlike other Space Mountains found around the world, this version has a steampunk-detailed appearance, with a huge dominating Columbiad Cannon and a plate-and-rivet exterior, in keeping with Discoveryland's retro-futuristic theme and futuristic theme. It is the only Space Mountain to feature inversions and a section of the ride outside the mountain, that being the station and cannon. The attraction was also the first roller coaster to feature a Synchronized On-Board Audio Track (the first roller coaster to feature non-On-Board audio was Chaos at Opryland USA Themepark). The audio track was written by Steven Bramson and was in keeping with the Victorian theme.
The original version of the ride, Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune, closed in January 2005 and the theme was changed to Mission 2, planned as a continuation rather than replacement of Verne's classic, where the rider is taken further into space on a new adventure. The track remains unaltered. The new onboard audio track was composed by Michael Giacchino, and the refurbished attraction debuted on April 9, 2005. It was later refurbished over a six-month period from January to July 2015, with improvements made to the special effects and overall presentation.
In January 8, 2017, Space Mountain: Mission 2 closed to become Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain to celebrate the resort's 25th Anniversary.
Originally, Disneyland Paris wanted to make the Parisian and European Version of a replica of Space Mountain from Tokyo Disneyland. However, after the Parisian site had been chosen and work began on Discoveryland, a showcase attraction was planned. Discovery Mountain was initially designed to feature not only Space Mountain, but a variety of other attractions, exhibits, and restaurants. The building was going to be 100 metres in diameter, rather than 61 metres, the diameter of the Space Mountain dome.
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